Nuer youth at landing stage

Nuer youth at landing stage
58 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.N.VIII.30
Previous Other Number:
7 [2]


Accession Number:
1998.355.362.2
Description:
Looking over the side of a river boat (paddle-steamer?) at a youth with ash-covered hair standing next to a mooring rope and an animal crate. Beyond him is a rectilinear building that has a small toilet area with corrugated iron screen. The image was taken on the Nile at Adok, where Evans-Pritchard arrived on 1st October 1936 after making a survey of the Luo of Kenya. He then moved on to spend most of his time among the Leek.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1936 October - November
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Wahda Adok
Group:
Nuer Dok
Notes:
There appears to be three Rolleiflex films identified as film 7, which I have identified according to differences in notation on the print reverse as well as image content. [CM 29/10/2007]
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Physical Anthropology , Shelter , Transport
Keyword:
Building , Boat
Documentation:
Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]
Primary Documentation:
Accession Book Entry [p. 98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD 1966.27.1-16 S. SUDAN. NUER TRIBE. Sixteen negative albums containing negatives and prints of photographs taken by donor during field-work. All listed in albums. Added Accession Book Entry - [p. 98 in right hand column, in pencil] Catalogue room.

Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book VIII, ms ink] - 30. youth at Adok

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "7 Adok" & print front border ms ink - "NUER VIII/30"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [9/7/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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